"than the given figures suggest. 57 suitors from Dulichium 23 from Same 44 from Zacynthus 12 from Ithaca Suitors of Penelope In Greek mythology, the suitors of Penelope (also known as the Proci) are one of the main subjects of Homer's ""Odyssey"". In ""The Odyssey,"" Homer describes Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War. Prior to the Trojan War, Odysseus was King of Ithaca, a Greek island known for its isolation and rugged terrain. When Odysseus departs from Ithaca to fight for the Greeks in the war, he leaves behind a newborn child, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope. Although most"
"Odysseus Odysseus (; , "" Ὀdysseús"" ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (, ; ), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the ""Odyssey"". Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's ""Iliad"" and other works in that same epic cycle. Son of Laërtes and Anticlea, husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus and Acusilaus. Odysseus is renowned for his intellectual brilliance, guile, and versatility (""polytropos""), and is thus known by the epithet Odysseus the Cunning (Greek: μῆτις or ""mētis"", ""cunning intelligence""). He is most famous for his ""nostos"" or “homecoming”,"
"Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; , ""Menelaos"", from μένος ""vigor, rage, power"" and λαός ""people,"" ""wrath of the people"") was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the ""Iliad"", Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of the Greek army, under his elder brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae. Prominent in both the ""Iliad"" and ""Odyssey"", Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy, the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a"
"included in the robust HCM-analysis by Nesvorný ""(also see )"". Instead, these bodies are considered non-family asteroids of the Jovian background population. This minor planet was named after the Greek mythological figure, Menelaus, husband of Helen of Troy, brother of Agamemnon, and king and leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War. The discoverer followed the convention to name bodies located in the camp to the east of Jupiter after famous Greek heroes. The ""Dictionary of Minor Planet Names"" also mentions that the lunar crater ""Menelaus"" was named after the Greek hero. However, based on"
"Paris at Sparta; his retrieval of Patroclus’s corpse; and his reunion with Helen. Menelaus appears as a character in a number of 5th-century Greek tragedies: Sophocles’ ""Ajax"", and Euripides’ ""Andromache"", ""Helen"", ""Orestes"", ""Iphigenia at Aulis"", and ""The Trojan Women"". Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; , ""Menelaos"", from μένος ""vigor, rage, power"" and λαός ""people,"" ""wrath of the people"") was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the ""Iliad"", Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of the Greek army,"
"test the loyalty of his own wife, Penelope. Later, Agamemnon praises Penelope for not killing Odysseus. It is because of Penelope that Odysseus has fame and a successful homecoming. This successful homecoming is unlike Achilles, who has fame but is dead, and Agamemnon, who had an unsuccessful homecoming resulting in his death. Only two of Odysseus's adventures are described by the poet. The rest of Odysseus' adventures are recounted by Odysseus himself. The two scenes that the poet describes are Odysseus on Calypso's island and Odysseus' encounter with the Phaeacians. These scenes are told by the poet to represent an"
"Polyphemus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Polyphemus (Πολύφημος) was the son of Elatus (or Poseidon) and Hippea. The name of Polyphemus is one linked to the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus, it was also the given name to a Greek hero. Polyphemus was also an Argonaut in Greek mythology. According to one source, he was married to Laonome, sister of Heracles. As a Lapith, he was remembered for having fought against the Centaurs in the days of his youth. Years later, he joined the expedition of the Argonauts. During their stay in Bithynia, Polyphemus was the one to hear Hylas cry as"
"Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Herodotus (2.145), Cicero (""ND"" 3.22.56), Apollodorus (7.38) and Hyginus (""Fabulae"" 224) all make Hermes and Penelope his parents. Pausanias 8.12.5 records the story that Penelope had in fact been unfaithful to her husband, who banished her to Mantineia upon his return. Other sources (Duris of Samos; the Vergilian commentator Servius) report that Penelope slept with all 108 suitors in Odysseus' absence, and gave birth to Pan as a result. According to Robert Graves, his mother was called Oeneis, a nymph who consorted with Hermes. This myth reflects the folk etymology that equates Pan's name (Πάν)"
"Parthenopeus ""For the hero of mediaeval romance, see Partonopeus de Blois"" In Greek mythology, Parthenopeus or Parthenopaeus (; Ancient Greek: Παρθενοπαῖος, ""Parthenopaῖos"") was one of the Seven Against Thebes, a native of Arcadia, described as young and outstandingly good-looking, but at the same time arrogant, ruthless and over-confident, although an unproblematic ally for the Argives. Parthenopaeus was the son of Atalanta by either her husband Hippomenes (Melanion), or by Meleager, or Ares. A less common version makes him a son of Talaus and Lysimache (which makes him a close relative of the other members of the Seven and thereby motivates"
"and makes his way to the remaining few hundred Trojan troops holed up in the palace. Penelope is Odysseus's wife, whose first son died years previously. When she first married Odysseus, she disliked him, but came to love him after tending to him when he fell badly sick. In the final book, she is captured and tormented by pirates, until her husband and a band of allies rescues her. She tells Odysseus that, though she is getting old, she is pregnant. At the end of the trilogy, she and her young son are awaiting Odysseus's return after he disappeared following"
"slept with her. To Hermes she bore a son, Autolycus. Penelopeia, an Arcadian nymph, was loved to Hermes. Their son is said to be the god Pan. She has been confused or conflated with Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. The Oreads, the nymphs of the mountains were said to mate with Hermes in the highlands, breeding more of their kind. Iphthime, a princess of Doros was loved by Hermes and bore him three Satyroi - named Pherespondos, Lykos and Pronomos. Tanagra was a nymph of for whom the gods Ares and Hermes competed in a boxing match. Hermes won and"
"son named Triton, a merman. Poseidon was the father of many heroes. He is thought to have fathered the famed Theseus. A mortal woman named Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had one son, Aeson), but loved Enipeus, a river god. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. One day, Poseidon, filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus, and from their union were born the heroes Pelias and Neleus, twin boys. Poseidon also had an affair with Alope, his granddaughter through Cercyon, his son and King of Eleusis, begetting the Attic hero Hippothoon. Cercyon had his"
"will, and when Menelaus also ended up in Egypt after getting caught in a sea storm on his way home from Troy, she helped them escape together. Theoclymenus accused Theonoe of plotting against him and sentenced her to death, but the Dioscuri (brothers of Helen) intervened and saved her life. According to Conon, Theonoe fell in love with Canopus, the young and handsome pilot of Menelaus' ship; he, however, did not return her feelings. Theonoe (daughter of Proteus) In Greek mythology, Theonoe (Ancient Greek: Θεονόη) was a character In Euripides' play ""Helen"", who is the daughter to the Egyptian king"
"Meleager In Greek mythology, Meleager (, ) was a hero venerated in his ""temenos"" at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer. Meleager is also mentioned as one of the Argonauts. Meleager was the son of Althaea and the vintner Oeneus or according to some, of the god Ares. He was the father of Parthenopeus by Atalanta. Meleager married Cleopatra, daughter of Idas and Marpessa. They had a daughter, Polydora, who became the bride of Protesilaus, who left her bed on their wedding-night"
"her wife Antioche and they had four sons but Creophylus says only two. Eurytus' grandfather was Apollo, the archer-god, and was also a famed archer. Eurytus has been noted by some as the one who taught Heracles the art of archery. According to Homer, Eurytus became so proud of his archery skills that he challenged Apollo. The god killed Eurytus for his presumption, and Eurytus' bow was passed to Iphitus, who later gave the bow to his friend Odysseus. It was this bow that Odysseus used to kill the suitors who had wanted to take his wife, Penelope. A more"
"Antilochus In Greek mythology, Antilochus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίλοχος, ""Antílokhos"") was the son of Nestor, king of Pylos, and was one of the Acheans in the Trojan War. One of the suitors of Helen of Troy, Antilochus accompanied his father and his brother Thrasymedes to the Trojan War. He was distinguished for his beauty, swiftness of foot, and skill as a charioteer. Though the youngest among the Greek princes, he commanded the Pylians in the war and performed many deeds of valour. He was a favorite of the gods and a friend of Achilles, to whom he was commissioned to"
"them both from Aegina. Endeïs In Greek mythology, Queen Endeïs (; Ancient Greek: Ενδηίς or Ενδαΐς) was the wife of King Aeacus and mother of the heroes Telamon and Peleus (since Peleus was the father of Achilles, Endeïs was Achilles's grandmother). The name is a dialect variant of Engaios (""Ἐγγαῖος"", ""in the earth""). Endeïs was either the daughter of Chiron and the nymph Chariclo; the daughter of Pandion of Athens; or the daughter of the Megarian warlord Sciron. In some versions, Endeïs's father, Sciron, married her to Aeacus after he declared Sciron the military leader of Megara. Endeïs hated her"
"Carina (the ""keel"" of the ship Argo) and the second-brightest star in the night sky after Sirius. Canopus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Canopus or Canobus () was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. Canopus is described as a handsome young man who was loved by the Egyptian prophetess Theonoe but never reciprocated her feelings. According to legend, while visiting the Egyptian coast Canopus was bitten by a serpent and died. His master Menelaus erected a monument to him at one of the mouths of the River Nile, around which the town of"
"neglected scholarly topic and that she could help address it with this project. The novel recaps Penelope's life in hindsight from 21st century Hades; she recalls her family life in Sparta, her marriage to Odysseus, her dealing with suitors during his absence, and the aftermath of Odysseus' return. The relationship with her parents was challenging: her father became overly affectionate after attempting to murder her, and her mother was absent-minded and negligent. At fifteen, Penelope married Odysseus, who had rigged the contest that decided which suitor would marry her. Penelope was happy with him, even though he was mocked behind"
"by these examples to steal himself a wife from Greece, and expected no retribution, since there had been none in the other cases. According to Homer, Menelaus and his ally, Odysseus, traveled to Troy, where they unsuccessfully sought to recover Helen by diplomatic means. Menelaus then asked Agamemnon to uphold his oath, which, as one of Helen's suitors, was to defend her marriage regardless of which suitor had been chosen. Agamemnon agreed and sent emissaries to all the Achaean kings and princes to call them to observe their oaths and retrieve Helen. Since Menelaus's wedding, Odysseus had married Penelope and"
"mountain-dwelling tribe whom they utterly destroyed."" No trace of such an oral tradition, which Homer's listeners would have recognized in Nestor's allusion, survived in literary epic. Polyphemus (Argonaut) In Greek mythology, Polyphemus (Πολύφημος) was the son of Elatus (or Poseidon) and Hippea. The name of Polyphemus is one linked to the Cyclops encountered by Odysseus, it was also the given name to a Greek hero. Polyphemus was also an Argonaut in Greek mythology. According to one source, he was married to Laonome, sister of Heracles. As a Lapith, he was remembered for having fought against the Centaurs in the days"
"Bellerophon Bellerophon (; Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφῶν) or Bellerophontes () is a hero of Greek mythology. He was ""the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles"", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: ""her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame."" Bellerophon was born at Corinth and was the son of the mortal Eurynome by either her husband Glaucus, or Poseidon. One possible etymology that has been suggested is: Βελλεροφόντης from βέλεμνον, βελόνη, βέλος"
"Canopus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Canopus or Canobus () was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. Canopus is described as a handsome young man who was loved by the Egyptian prophetess Theonoe but never reciprocated her feelings. According to legend, while visiting the Egyptian coast Canopus was bitten by a serpent and died. His master Menelaus erected a monument to him at one of the mouths of the River Nile, around which the town of Canopus later developed. Also named for Canopus is Canopus, the brightest star in the southern constellation of"
"Dolius In Greek mythology, more precisely in the epic tradition recounted in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Dolius or Dolios (Ancient Greek: Δολίος) was a slave of Penelope whom she had received from her father Icarius on occasion of her marriage to Odysseus. He served as a gardener. Dolius had at least seven sons, including Melanthius, and at least one daughter, Melantho. His wife was a slave from Sicily, whose name is not given. After Odysseus' identity had finally been revealed, Dolius heartily welcomed Odysseus in his home, expressing great joy to see his master alive and well. Later, he and his six"
"contrasts past events as they occurred from her perspective with the elaborations of Odysseus and with what is recorded in myths today, she is described as a metafictional narrator. The novella illustrates the differences perspectives can make. The stories told in the ""Odyssey"" by Nestor and Menelaus to Telemachus, and Odysseus to a Scherian court make Odysseus into a hero as he fights monsters and seduces goddesses. According to Penelope in ""The Penelopiad"", Odysseus was a liar who drunkenly fought a one-eyed bartender then boasted it was a giant cannibalistic cyclops. Homer portrays Penelope as loyal, patient, and the ideal"
"a secret that only Penelope and Odysseus would know. She finally accepted that her husband has returned. In addition, it was Eurycleia who gave provisions and supplies to Telemachus from the storehouse before he left for Pylos to seek news about Odysseus. She took an oath not to tell Penelope he had left until 12 days had passed; Telemachus not wanting his mother to be any more worried than she already was. Eurycleia of Ithaca In Greek mythology, Eurycleia (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύκλεια ""Eurýkleia""), or Euryclea (; also known as Antiphata (Ἀντιφάτη ""Antipháte"") in other traditions), is the daughter of Ops"
"is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships which, if accurate, describes the geopolitical situation in early Greece at some time between the Late Bronze Age and the eighth century BCE. In the Odyssey, Homer mentions 20 nobles from Zakynthos among a total of 108 of Penelope's suitors. The Athenian military commander Tolmides concluded an alliance with Zakynthos during the First Peloponnesian War sometime between 459 and 446 BC. In 430 BC, the Lacedaemonians made an unsuccessful attack upon Zakynthos. The Zakynthians are then enumerated among the autonomous allies of Athens in the disastrous Sicilian expedition. After the Peloponnesian War,"
"Theonoe (daughter of Proteus) In Greek mythology, Theonoe (Ancient Greek: Θεονόη) was a character In Euripides' play ""Helen"", who is the daughter to the Egyptian king Proteus, and sister of Theoclymenus the current king of Egypt. Her name means ""divine wisdom"" coming from ""theós"" 'god' and ""nóos"" or ""noûs"" 'mind'. According to Euripides' telling, Paris only abducted a phantom of the title heroine from her husband Menelaus and the real Helen was taken to Egypt by the gods, where Proteus attempted to marry her, but she would not consent. Theonoe didn't want her brother to marry Helen against the latter's"
"let them go and erected a statue of Aidos (Modesty) on the spot. Icarius was apparently still alive at the time of the events of the ""Odyssey"". Icarius (Spartan) In Greek mythology, Icarius (; ""Ikários"") was a Spartan prince. Icarius was the son of either Perieres and Gorgophone or of Oebalus and Bateia and thus brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus. By Periboea, he became the father of Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes and Iphthime. According to other traditions, Icarius was the father of Penelope, Alyzeus and Leucadius by Polycaste. His other possible wives were Dorodoche (daughter of Ortilochus) and"
"Peleus In Greek mythology, Peleus (; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς ""Pēleus"" means ""muddy"") was a hero whose myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC. Peleus was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly. He married the sea-nymph Thetis with whom he fathered Achilles. Peleus and his brother Telamon were friends of Heracles, and served in Heracles' expedition against the Amazons, his war against King Laomedon, and his quest for the Golden Fleece alongside Jason and the Argonauts. Though there were no"
"Polybus (Odyssey) In Ancient Greek epic tradition recounted in Homer's ""Odyssey"", Polybus (Ancient Greek: Πόλυβον) was the father of a suitor, Eurymachus, who was killed by Odysseus once he returned from his 10-year journey during the Trojan War. Polybus himself was one of the suitors of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Polybus was actually described as wise, contradictory to his foolish son. In Book XXII of the Odyssey, after Odysseus and Telemachus had slain most of the suitors, only six remained: Agelaus, Eurynomus, Amphimedon, Demoptolemus, Peisander and Polybus. The aforementioned Agelaus tried rousing the men to throw their spears collectively"
"Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; , ""Ἀgamémnōn"") was a king of Mycenae, the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis. Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was taken to Troy by Paris, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War. Upon Agamemnon's return from Troy, he was killed (according to the oldest surviving account, ""Odyssey"""
"Tenes In Greek mythology, Tenes or Tennes (Ancient Greek: Τέννης) was the eponymous hero of the island of Tenedos. He was the son either of Apollo or of King Cycnus of Colonae by Proclia, daughter or granddaughter of Laomedon. Cycnus's second wife Philonome, daughter of Tragasus or Cragasus, falsely accused Tenes of rape, bringing in a flutist named Eumolpus as witness. Cycnus believed the accusations and tried to kill Tenes and his sister Hemithea by placing them both in a chest, which was set into the ocean. However, the chest landed at the island of Leucophrye, which was later renamed"